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It
is well known that energy is a fundamental concept in physics. Much less well
known is that it is also a key concept in Eastern Christian or Orthodox
theology. This book from Dr. Stoyan Tanev--a physicist, innovation management
scholar, and theologian--provides a comparative analysis of the
conceptualizations of energy in Orthodox theology and in physics, and
demonstrates the potential of such comparison for a better understanding of
these two quite different domains of human enquiry. The book explores the
rediscovery of the Byzantine Church's teaching on the Divine energies in
twentieth-century Orthodox theology, and offers new insights about the key
contributions of key theologians such as Sergius Bulgakov, George Florovsky,
John Meyendorff, Christos Yannaras, and Thomas Torrance. Where do the
understandings of energy in theology and physics meet? The author argues that
the encounter between theology and physics happens at the level of quantum
physics, where the subtle use of words and language acquires a distinctive
apophatic dimension. His comparative approach focuses on the epistemological
struggles of theologians and physicists. According to Tanev, this focus on the
struggles of knowing offers a new way to look at the dialogue between science
and theology.